September 12, 2012 - New York Voters Want Cuomo To Clean Up Corruption, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Upstate Voters Tip State In Favor Of Drilling Word format Gov. Andrew Cuomo, not legislative leaders, should take the lead in cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, voters say 54 - 32 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Corruption is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious problem, 79 percent of voters say. Gov. Cuomo is doing an excellent or good job cleaning up legislative corruption, 56 percent of voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll. A total of 29 percent of voters rate Cuomo's clean-up efforts as "not so good" or "poor." Clean-up efforts by legislative leaders are "not so good" or "poor," 63 percent of voters say, while 24 percent say "excellent" or "good." New York State voters oppose 76 - 17 percent a pay raise for legislators, with overwhelming opposition among every group. Higher pay will not attract better candidates, voters say 81 - 14 percent. Voters also oppose 48 - 41 percent public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide office and the Legislature. "Is legislative corruption a big deal? This poll echoes the headlines. New Yorkers don't like what they see," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "More New Yorkers say it's Gov. Andrew Cuomo's job to clean up the legislature's house, and they give him pretty good marks for doing it. Thumbs down for legislative leaders. "Perhaps prompted by the persistent stories of Albany misbehavior, New Yorkers overwhelmingly reject a legislative pay raise. If their pay was raised, would that produce a higher caliber of lawmaker? Thunderously, voters say 'no.'" New York State voters approve 70 - 16 percent of the job Cuomo is doing as governor, with Republican approval at 66 - 21 percent, Democratic approval at 73 - 12 percent and approval from independent voters at 71 - 15 percent. Approval is 68 - 19 percent upstate, 70 - 13 percent in New York City and 73 - 13 percent in the suburbs. Cuomo made the right decision to avoid a major role in last week's Democratic National Convention, voters say 51 - 20 percent, including 65 - 7 percent among Republicans, 39 - 30 percent among Democrats and 57 - 16 percent among independent voters. "A comparison of two Cuomos was prompted by the Democratic convention: Gov. Mario Cuomo lit up the house as the 1984 keynoter while Gov. Andrew Cuomo kept his candle under a bushel. New Yorkers think the current governor was right to take a 2012 back seat. There's always 2016," Carroll said. Hydro-Fracking By a narrow 45 - 41 percent, New York State voters say the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale outweigh the environmental concerns. Republicans support drilling 72 - 16 percent while Democrats are opposed 54 - 31 percent and independent voters are divided with 46 percent in favor and 43 percent opposed. Upstate voters support drilling 48 - 40 percent, up from 43 - 44 percent in a July 26 Quinnipiac University poll and the strongest upstate support since a 51 - 39 percent result when the question first was asked August 11, 2011. New York City voters are split with 41 percent for drilling and 44 percent opposed. Suburban voters support drilling 49 - 39 percent. Drilling will create jobs, voters say 81 - 12 percent, with no opposition from any group. But hydro-fracking will damage the environment, voters say 48 - 14 percent, with 37 percent undecided. "Upstate voters, who have the most to gain, and the most to lose, have tipped the statewide balance in favor of drilling for natural gas," Carroll said. From September 4 - 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,589 New York State voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 70% 66% 73% 71% 71% 69% 73% 68% 58% Disapprove 16 21 12 15 17 14 14 15 21 DK/NA 14 12 15 14 12 17 12 16 21 UpStat NYC Sub Approve 68% 70% 73% Disapprove 19 13 13 DK/NA 13 16 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Sep 12 Jul 25 May 30 Apr 04 Feb 15 Jul 25 Feb 23 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 Approve 70 73 71 68 69 73 56 Disapprove 16 16 16 19 19 16 15 DK/NA 14 12 13 13 12 12 29 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 62% 35% 77% 60% 60% 63% 61% 68% 69% Disapprove 25 56 8 25 31 20 28 14 15 DK/NA 13 8 15 15 10 16 11 18 15 UpStat NYC Sub Approve 57% 70% 56% Disapprove 31 17 30 DK/NA 12 14 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? (*High also 69% Oct 2001) APPROVE....... High Low Sep 12 Jul 25 May 30 Apr 05 Feb 15 Dec 08 Apr 15 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2004* 1999 Approve 62 61 64 63 60 69 51 Disapprove 25 25 26 25 29 16 22 DK/NA 13 14 10 12 11 15 28 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 22% 46% 29% 31% 37% 28% 60% 52% Disapprove 50 66 36 58 56 45 55 35 32 DK/NA 15 12 18 13 12 18 16 5 16 UpStat NYC Sub Approve 28% 43% 31% Disapprove 57 41 53 DK/NA 15 15 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? (*High also 34% Apr 2007) APPROVE....... High Low Sep 12 Jul 26 Feb 15 Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 12 Sep 01 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2012* 2010 Approve 34 31 29 26 25 34 15 Disapprove 50 51 58 59 63 50 75 DK/NA 15 18 13 15 13 15 9 12. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 5% 2% 9% 3% 7% 3% 4% 12% 8% Smwht satisfied 47 28 61 42 43 51 45 55 50 Smwht dissatisfied 30 39 22 35 31 29 31 25 32 Very dissatisfied 17 31 7 20 18 15 18 9 11 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - UpStat NYC Sub Very satisfied 4% 7% 5% Smwht satisfied 40 54 49 Smwht dissatisfied 33 26 32 Very dissatisfied 23 12 14 DK/NA 1 2 - TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Sep 12 Jul 26 May 31 Feb 15 Dec 20 Feb 25 Jun 23 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 1998 2010 Very satisfied 5 4 6 3 3 13 1 Smwht satisfied 47 42 46 39 39 60 18 Smwht dissatisfied 30 33 28 33 35 20 33 Very dissatisfied 17 21 18 25 23 7 47 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 13. Currently, Democrats control the New York State Assembly and Republicans control the New York State Senate. After the election in November, would you prefer that the Democrats control both houses of the legislature, the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, or would you prefer that control is split as it is today? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Democrats 38% 3% 64% 29% 36% 40% 33% 59% 48% Republicans 21 63 1 19 25 17 26 4 13 Split 36 31 32 43 34 37 35 34 37 DK/NA 5 3 3 9 5 6 6 3 3 UpStat NYC Sub Democrats 32% 49% 31% Republicans 24 15 26 Split 38 31 39 DK/NA 6 5 5 TREND: Currently, Democrats control the New York State Assembly and Republicans control the New York State Senate. After the election in November, would you prefer that the Democrats control both houses of the legislature, the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, or would you prefer that control is split as it is today? Sep 12 May 31 Feb 15 2012 2012 2012 Democrats 38 38 31 Republicans 21 20 21 Split 36 37 41 DK/NA 5 5 6 44. As you may know, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 1984, while his son Andrew Cuomo chose to play no major role in this year's Democratic National Convention. Do you think Andrew Cuomo made the right decision or is doing the wrong thing? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Right decision 51% 65% 39% 57% 53% 48% 55% 40% 44% Wrong thing 20 7 30 16 22 19 16 33 34 DK/NA 29 27 30 27 25 33 30 28 22 UpStat NYC Sub Right decision 51% 47% 56% Wrong thing 17 24 20 DK/NA 32 29 25 45. Would you support or oppose a pay raise for members of the state legislature, who currently earn a base salary of $79,500 a year? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 17% 15% 20% 16% 20% 14% 16% 19% 23% Oppose 76 80 71 79 75 77 79 71 70 DK/NA 7 5 9 5 4 9 6 10 7 UpStat NYC Sub Support 10% 24% 20% Oppose 85 67 75 DK/NA 5 9 6 TREND: Would you support or oppose a pay raise for members of the state legislature, who currently earn a base salary of $79,500 a year? Sep 12 Jul 26 2012 2012 Support 17 16 Oppose 76 80 DK/NA 7 4 46. Do you think that by raising legislators' pay, they'll be able to attract better candidates or don't you think so? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 14% 10% 17% 14% 17% 11% 9% 22% 29% No 81 86 76 84 80 82 88 68 59 DK/NA 5 4 7 2 3 7 3 10 12 UpStat NYC Sub Yes 8% 21% 14% No 89 72 83 DK/NA 4 7 3 TREND: Do you think that by raising legislators' pay, they'll be able to attract better candidates or don't you think so? Sep 12 Jul 26 2012 2012 Yes 14 15 No 81 80 DK/NA 5 5 47. Some people say there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits. Others say there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Drilling 45% 72% 31% 46% 53% 38% 49% 36% 36% No drilling 41 16 54 43 36 46 40 45 50 DK/NA 13 12 16 11 11 16 11 19 13 HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 UpStat NYC Sub Yes No Drilling 48% 41% 49% 41% 52% No drilling 40 44 39 47 31 DK/NA 12 16 12 11 17 TREND: Some people say there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits. Others say there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Drilling 45 43 44 44 45 47 No drilling 41 44 45 43 41 42 DK/NA 13 13 11 12 13 12 48. Do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 51% 34% 60% 54% 53% 49% 52% 50% 47% Oppose 34 51 25 33 38 31 34 34 38 DK/NA 15 14 15 13 10 20 15 16 15 HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 UpStat NYC Sub Yes No Support 50% 53% 49% 56% 42% Oppose 35 32 35 31 40 DK/NA 14 15 15 12 19 TREND: Do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Support 51 47 57 55 51 59 Oppose 34 39 31 32 36 29 DK/NA 15 14 12 13 12 12 49. Do you think that drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale will create jobs or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 81% 87% 78% 80% 85% 76% 82% 79% 75% No 12 7 12 14 10 14 12 12 15 DK/NA 7 5 10 6 4 10 6 9 10 HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 UpStat NYC Sub Yes No Yes 79% 80% 84% 80% 83% No 14 10 11 14 8 DK/NA 6 10 5 6 9 TREND: Do you think that drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale will create jobs or not? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes 81 75 75 73 74 75 No 12 17 18 19 19 17 DK/NA 7 8 7 9 7 8 50. Have you heard or read anything about hydro-fracking? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 65% 70% 58% 70% 72% 58% 75% 32% 29% No 34 29 40 30 27 41 24 66 69 DK/NA 1 1 2 - 1 2 1 2 2 UpStat NYC Sub Yes 79% 49% 66% No 20 49 34 DK/NA 1 2 - TREND: Have you heard or read anything about hydro-fracking? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes 65 62 59 54 53 57 No 34 37 39 44 46 42 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 51. Natural gas drilling companies want to practice hydro-fracking in New York State. Hydro-fracking is the process of pumping water and chemicals into the ground under high pressure to fracture rocks. This releases natural gas trapped in the rocks which is then collected. Do you think hydro-fracking will cause environmental damage or not, or don't you know? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Will damage 48% 24% 60% 51% 47% 49% 47% 43% 57% No/Won't Damage 14 31 5 13 19 9 18 3 4 Don't Know 37 43 35 34 33 41 35 53 38 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 UpStat NYC Sub Yes No Yes/Will damage 47% 50% 47% 56% 34% No/Won't Damage 16 10 16 19 5 Don't Know 36 40 35 25 60 REFUSED - - 2 1 1 TREND: Natural gas drilling companies want to practice hydro-fracking in New York State. Hydro-fracking is the process of pumping water and chemicals into the ground under high pressure to fracture rocks. This releases natural gas trapped in the rocks which is then collected. Do you think hydro-fracking will cause environmental damage or not, or don't you know? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes/Will damage 48 53 55 50 51 52 No/Won't damage 14 12 13 14 13 15 Don't Know 37 34 31 35 35 33 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 - - 52. Do you think the laws covering the sale of guns in New York State should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More strict 61% 40% 79% 55% 50% 72% 56% 83% 78% Less strict 8 14 4 11 14 3 10 4 8 Kept the same 28 44 16 31 34 22 32 13 13 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 UpStat NYC Sub More strict 49% 74% 62% Less strict 12 5 7 Kept the same 35 19 29 DK/NA 4 2 1 53. Do you support or oppose limiting the number of handguns an individual can purchase in New York State to one handgun per month? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 68% 56% 74% 72% 67% 69% 68% 69% 71% Oppose 26 37 20 23 28 24 26 27 23 DK/NA 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 UpStat NYC Sub Support 61% 72% 74% Oppose 33 21 20 DK/NA 5 7 6 54. Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 41% 28% 48% 43% 46% 36% 39% 49% 41% Oppose 48 60 41 49 46 50 51 40 43 DK/NA 11 11 11 8 8 14 10 11 16 UpStat NYC Sub Support 34% 48% 40% Oppose 52 43 50 DK/NA 13 9 10 TREND: Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Sep 12 Jun 02 Apr 14 Jan 27 2012 2011 2011 2011 Support 41 45 41 40 Oppose 48 49 52 51 DK/NA 11 5 7 9 55. How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today? Is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 36% 42% 31% 37% 39% 34% 33% 48% 43% Smwht serious 43 40 45 44 41 45 46 35 40 Not too serious 14 10 15 15 15 12 15 8 8 Not a problem at all 2 2 2 - 2 1 1 6 2 DK/NA 5 5 7 3 3 8 5 2 7 UpStat NYC Sub Very serious 36% 38% 33% Smwht serious 44 42 44 Not too serious 13 13 16 Not a problem at all 1 3 2 DK/NA 6 5 5 TREND: How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today? Is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Sep 12 Oct 2 Nov 6 2012 2007 2003 Very serious 36 30 28 Smwht serious 43 47 44 Not too serious 14 16 19 Not a problem at all 2 2 3 DK/NA 5 5 5 56. Who do you think should have the primary responsibility for cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, the governor or legislative leaders? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp The governor 54% 52% 55% 53% 55% 53% 53% 63% 55% Legislative leaders 32 34 31 33 32 32 31 26 33 DK/NA 14 14 14 14 13 15 15 11 13 UpStat NYC Sub The governor 49% 58% 56% Legislative leaders 35 29 32 DK/NA 16 13 13 57. How would you rate the job Governor Cuomo is doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 6% 3% 9% 5% 6% 6% 5% 12% 6% Good 50 51 49 51 49 50 52 47 42 Not so good 22 26 20 24 25 19 21 23 27 Poor 7 7 6 7 8 6 6 8 8 DK/NA 15 14 16 13 11 18 15 10 16 UpStat NYC Sub Excellent 4% 8% 5% Good 50 46 56 Not so good 21 25 18 Poor 9 6 6 DK/NA 15 15 15 58. How would you rate the job legislative leaders are doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 5% 4% Good 22 21 25 20 20 23 21 32 22 Not so good 42 42 42 43 42 41 42 38 48 Poor 21 22 17 24 28 14 22 16 11 DK/NA 14 14 15 12 8 19 15 9 14 UpStat NYC Sub Excellent 2% 2% 2% Good 20 24 22 Not so good 42 43 40 Poor 21 19 23 DK/NA 15 13 13 Q59a. (Summary table for ques 59-66/More likely) If a candidate for public office is a/an -attribute- would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? (This table reports only those saying an attribute makes them more likely to vote for the candidate.) MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATE.......................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp (Attribute) Woman 11 4 16 9 5 16 8 18 20 Born-again Christn 7 11 7 3 7 7 5 16 11 Atheist 4 2 4 4 6 3 5 2 6 African American 3 1 4 2 5 2 1 6 13 Gay/Lesbian 3 1 5 1 2 3 2 3 7 Muslim 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 6 Overweight/Obese 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 3 Mormon 1 2 1 - - 1 - 2 1 UpStat NYC Sub (Attribute) Woman 11 12 8 Born-again Christn 10 6 2 Atheist 5 4 4 African American 1 6 1 Gay/Lesbian 2 4 2 Muslim 1 3 1 Overweight/Obese 1 2 2 Mormon - - 2 Q59b. (Summary table for ques 59-66/Less likely) If a candidate for public office is a/an -attribute- would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? (This table reports only those saying an attribute makes them less likely to vote for the candidate.) LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATE.......................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp (Attribute) Atheist 28 48 23 21 25 31 27 30 35 Muslim 23 46 12 20 24 22 27 11 20 Born-again Christn 17 6 20 20 16 17 20 4 14 Mormon 13 6 17 13 12 14 11 22 21 Gay/Lesbian 10 21 6 8 12 8 12 7 8 Overweight/Obese 10 7 11 10 10 10 10 7 8 Woman 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 African American 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 6 UpStat NYC Sub (Attribute) Atheist 33 24 27 Muslim 28 16 26 Born-again Christn 15 15 21 Mormon 12 16 12 Gay/Lesbian 14 9 7 Overweight/Obese 9 11 10 Woman 1 3 1 African American 1 3 1 59. If a candidate for public office is - a Mormon would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 1% 2% 1% - - 1% - 2% 1% Less likely 13 6 17 13 12 14 11 22 21 Wouldn't matter 84 91 79 86 86 82 87 74 71 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 7 UpStat NYC Sub More likely - - 2% Less likely 12 16 12 Wouldn't matter 86 81 86 DK/NA 2 3 - 60. If a candidate for public office is - a woman would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 11% 4% 16% 9% 5% 16% 8% 18% 20% Less likely 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 Wouldn't matter 87 94 82 90 92 82 90 79 77 DK/NA - - - - - - - 1 - UpStat NYC Sub More likely 11% 12% 8% Less likely 1 3 1 Wouldn't matter 87 85 90 DK/NA - - - 61. If a candidate for public office is - an atheist would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 4% 2% 4% 4% 6% 3% 5% 2% 6% Less likely 28 48 23 21 25 31 27 30 35 Wouldn't matter 66 47 72 73 68 64 66 68 58 DK/NA 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 UpStat NYC Sub More likely 5% 4% 4% Less likely 33 24 27 Wouldn't matter 60 71 69 DK/NA 2 1 1 62. If a candidate for public office is - a born-again Christian would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 7% 11% 7% 3% 7% 7% 5% 16% 11% Less likely 17 6 20 20 16 17 20 4 14 Wouldn't matter 75 82 71 76 76 74 74 79 73 DK/NA 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1 3 UpStat NYC Sub More likely 10% 6% 2% Less likely 15 15 21 Wouldn't matter 74 76 75 DK/NA 1 2 1 63. If a candidate for public office is - gay or lesbian would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 3% 1% 5% 1% 2% 3% 2% 3% 7% Less likely 10 21 6 8 12 8 12 7 8 Wouldn't matter 86 76 87 91 84 88 86 86 86 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 - UpStat NYC Sub More likely 2% 4% 2% Less likely 14 9 7 Wouldn't matter 82 87 91 DK/NA 2 - - 64. If a candidate for public office is - a Muslim would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 6% Less likely 23 46 12 20 24 22 27 11 20 Wouldn't matter 73 51 84 76 72 74 70 85 73 DK/NA 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 UpStat NYC Sub More likely 1% 3% 1% Less likely 28 16 26 Wouldn't matter 68 79 72 DK/NA 3 3 2 65. If a candidate for public office is - very overweight or obese would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% Less likely 10 7 11 10 10 10 10 7 8 Wouldn't matter 88 92 86 89 89 88 89 89 87 DK/NA - - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 UpStat NYC Sub More likely 1% 2% 2% Less likely 9 11 10 Wouldn't matter 90 87 88 DK/NA - - 1 66. If a candidate for public office is - an African American would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 3% 1% 4% 2% 5% 2% 1% 6% 13% Less likely 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 6 Wouldn't matter 95 96 94 96 93 97 98 91 81 DK/NA - - 1 - 1 - - 2 - UpStat NYC Sub More likely 1% 6% 1% Less likely 1 3 1 Wouldn't matter 96 91 98 DK/NA 1 - - Demographic Summary
